As our society is getting ready to vote for the first time, they have been adequately prepared to make a choice on which political candidate they like.
Voting is a hot topic as the current US Presidential election day is just two months away. In this election, many Millard West students will participate for the first time in their young lives. With some students able to vote, learning how to choose a candidate based on agendas matching their interests is very important. The people in high school right now are the future, and they must be educated on how they can shape our country in the years to come.
“They are the future generation,” history teacher Erik Pike said. “[I’m] trying to give them as many viewpoints as possible, from all angles, and let them come to the decision of which political party they want to be a part of.”
Some teachers and administration have similar views on the importance of teaching students about the voting process, and some administrators find the topic of voting as one of the most important things that need to be taught.
“As a former social studies teacher, this is something that is near and dear to me,” assistant principal Casey Lundgren said. “We teach math and want to make sure we can do science, but ultimately it’s so that our democracy can continue so that we have informed citizens that can make informed decisions when they go to the ballot box.”
The administration at Millard Public Schools cares about trying to give the students the best education possible to shape their futures, and Millard West administrators focus on it as well. They require students to take a class that specifically focuses on our government, and one of the big topics in that class is the election cycle.
“The government class does a really good job at explaining the essentials and why it’s important to vote,” senior Aasif Sultani said. “I think my teacher Mrs. Watson did a good job at explaining why we vote and how our local votes lead to a domino chain that can change the outcome of the election.”
Voting is taught in schools, but there are certain social studies classes like world geography and history where voting isn’t a common topic in most of these courses, classes like US government and economics exist to provide a larger insight.
Every year the teachers and administrators come together to improve the lesson plans so that students are prepared for the next step in their life, and no subject is considered as important as voting. Click here to learn more about where and how to register.
